Matthew K Manning

Matthew K Manning

The author of the Amazon best-selling hardcover Batman: A Visual History, Matthew K. Manning has contributed to many comic books, including Beware the Batman, Spider-Man Unlimited, Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties, Justice League Adventures, Looney Tunes, and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? When not writing comics themselves, Manning often authors books about comics, as well as a series of young reader books starring Superman, Batman, and the Flash for Capstone. He currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and their two daughters, Lillian and Gwendolyn. Visit him online at www.matthewkmanning.com.

Matthew offers small-classroom sized workshops on how to create comic books for students in grades 3 through high school.
He also makes presentations suited for larger, auditorium-style lectures on the history of comics, how a comic is made from pitch to finished issue, and how books are manufactured.
Lectures include a trivia contest, live reading by students, and Q & A, usually followed with a book signing.

Each presentation lasts from 45 minutes to one hour.

For visits to local schools, and/or school libraries, and virtual visits:
$300 per presentation
$800 for a full day, with a limit of three presentations.

For visits to out-of-town schools and/or school libraries:
$400 per presentation, plus expenses.
$1,000 for a full day, with a limit of three presentations.